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Under a Pentecost…

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December 26, 2022
Painting of red and orange maple trees
Scrub Oaks And Maples, Franklin Carmichael, 1935

Dan Schwerin’s poetry comes from life on a farm or…

Under a Pentecost of Maple seeds
there are many wills of God.
Disturbed earth is the readiest
to grasp this. The smallest green key
teases newness of life. Tomorrow
is the sermon on doors.

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Dan Schwerin’s poetry comes from life on a farm or making his rounds across thirty plus years as a pastor in Wisconsin, and now as the bishop of the Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church. His debut haiku collection, ORS, from red moon press, won the Haiku Foundation’s Touchstone Award in 2016. You can find him on Twitter @SchwerinDan.

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